Proverbs 26:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 26:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 26:22 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. innermost...: Heb. cham..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 26:22 — KJV
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. innermost...: Heb. chambers”
— Proverbs 26:22 (KJV)
Proverbs 26:22 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 26:22
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. talebearer: or, whisperer as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded most...: Heb. chambers”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:22: words, talebearer, wounds
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:22: words, down, heb
“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. make...: Heb. create a creature”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:22: down, into, heb
“As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: head: Heb. iron helve: Heb. wood lighteth...: Heb. findeth”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:22: down, into, heb
“But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again. cometh...: Heb. turneth toward”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:22: down, into, heb
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